Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-01
ELECTRICAL WORKS.

In speaking OF the electrical works OF
Wichita yesterday a gentleman stated that
Wichita was getting to be well supplied with
that sort of enterprises. Like everything
else they were growing just as fast as posi-
BILE but not nearly so fast as the demand
called for.
AS to lighting, this city was much better
lighted than Kansas City, st. ice, Atchison,
Topeka or any other town in the state. The
Schuyler Electric Light Company are now
running two hundred and thirty-ive lights
and another dynamo of thirty light power
would in few days be ready for operation.
The city council in the last few weeks had
decided to light the east side of the city
having added twenty-fou lights and the
Santa Fe company had lately added two for
the union depot. The Schuyler company are
ordered lights by the city, and would in
few weeks be prepared to comply with the
demands. The lights lately ordered by the
council are located as follows:
Prince and Ellis, Douglas and Hydraulic,
Cleveland and First, Ohio and First, Mead
and First, Mosley and First, Mosley and
Second, Mosely and Third, Mosley and
Central, Mead and Oak, Washington and
Oak, Wabash and Second, Wabash and Third,
Indiana and Second, Mead and Douglas,
Washington and Douglas, Laura and Doug
las. Hattie and Douglas, on Douglas between
Hazel and Fannie, Lawrence and English,
Seneca and Maple, Maple and Campbell.
The Thompson & Huston company are
now running one hundred and twenty lights
and the council in their territory have lately
ordered quite number calling for an IN
crease in their plant. Arrangements are
being used by the company to increase In
response to demands. They will probably
double their capacity, giving them two hun
pred and forty lights.
Douglas avenue looms up as one of the best
lighted streets in any city in the state. There
are now twenty-four lights ordered by the
city o Douglas avenue. In addition to this
near two hundred commercial lights, many
being on the outside of the buildings, giving
good street service. Douglas avenue gets
light from about two hundred and twenty
five lights.
One of the lovely features about Wichita's
lighting is the fact that the city gets the
cheapest service Of any city in the west.
Each light has a capacity of 1000 candle
power and when the lights ordered are put In
there will be about 400 lights in the city CIV
ing candle power OF 100000
In summing up the electric works OF the
city add to the two electric light companies
the telephone service with at present near
four hundred boxes in the city and sixty
more ordered that are not in. The company
is now moving the central office to the third
and fourth floors of the Feckheimer block.
They will be stationed in their new quarters
in few days. They are rebuilding and re-
constructing all lines.
The franchise of the Archer electric light
company will probably be acted upon at
the next meeting of the council. The fran
chise asked allows the company to construct
three lines along the streets and alleys OF the
city, They have some dynamos now at their
plant using the Fl Wayne Jerry system,
which is very highly spoken of by gentlemen
in the incandescent light business.
The city is also supplied with the metallic
fire alarm system The American District
Telegraph Company have about two
hundred and fifty boxes in the city.
That business is constantly increasing in
keep ing with the other business of the city.
To the above may be added several com
nanies dealing in electrical appliances